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Telephone quitlines offer free and effective treatment for tobacco dependence, but for low-income smokers who only have a cell phone and don’t have unlimited minutes, calls to the quitline may take a substantial portion of their cell minutes for the month

The Legislature has over the years tried to create a deterrent in the form of higher costs, slapping an extra $1-per-pack cost on cigarettes in 2008 and again in 2013. Such measures are valuable. But the extra monetary costs pale in comparison to the dis

"Thank you for not smoking, say no to cigarettes" reads a sign at the entrance to the settlement to Sulawesi, one of the archipelago's main islands... Bone-Bone village looks like any other rural hamlet... The move has inspired other villages around the c

Tobacco will continue to devastate UK lives, with around 1.35 million new cases of smoking related illnesses expected to occur over the next 20 years according to a new report published today (Wednesday) No Smoking Day. "There’s been great progress, but

The effort in Erie County to ban stores with pharmacies from selling cigarettes and e-cigarettes would close the “disconnect” that allows stores dedicated to health to sell a product that damages health. Along the way, it might also save some taxpayer m

So yesterday, we handed in our solution – supported by Kevin Barron MP and more than 16,000 members of the public – to secure the future of these services. We’re proposing a modest levy on the profits made by the tobacco industry – a group who made glob

Analysis by Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum reveals the figure will include almost 600,000 cases of cancer. If current trends continue the number of smokers is on course to fall 10 per cent by 2035 but the charity wants to see this drop to fiv

And some other financial benefits... 1. Life Insurance Smokers pay more for life insurance, with premiums often double those of a non-smoker, according to Moneysupermarket. Smoking increases the risk of coronary heart diseases, stroke and a variety of c